take the energy quiz. energy lives here. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." ask ed live. our first question comes from, well, mary. she wants to know, why is there such a disconnect between conservative values and what they actually do? bottom line is they want to get reelected or they don't want to become a target. i think there are a lot of republicans that really do want to help the unemployed, but they can't do it because of the pressure from all these special interest groups that will end up targets them. at the end of the day, you see these congressional members on the right, they want to keep their job. the next question is -- cool hat. where did you get it? you look like a character in fargo? actually, i auditioned for "fargo," but they liked the other guy with red hair. i was kind of fooling around with the phone on the corner on my way to work today here in new york and it was cold. wow! i put that out on my twitter account. people are calling me a communist. you kidding me? i got that hat in ducksford, england where they used to fly the b-17s out. that was in t